"26% were sexually assaulted at shelters"

34% of trans women who had attempted to access shelters were denied entry outright. Of the respondents who did manage to access a shelter, 25% were evicted after it became known that they were trans. 55% were harassed by shelter staff or residents, and 29% of trans women were physically assaulted. 26% were sexually assaulted at shelters. Overall, 47% were treated so poorly that they chose to leave the shelter.

If you wear jeans, you’re not a woman: Transphobia at women’s shelters » Zinnia Jones

(via commanderabutt)